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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 16197 Collections and/or Records:

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Flying Foxes (resting), 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302L/17
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: This is a private album, measuring 260 x 230 mm, containing photographs of various formats taken by an amateur, supplemented by landscapes bought from commercial studios. Most images are captioned in white ink and captions have been recorded as found. They may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. The captions have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. A number of photographs are missing, although their captions remain. The...
Dates: 1918
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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F.M.S. Cricket XI vs an Australian XI, 1927, 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/39
Scope and Contents 287 x 168 mm. Showing the members of the two teams posed outside the Selangor club during the July/August 1927 tour. Some identifications are written on the reverse of the print: (Seated) - E.R. MAYNE (Aust.); A.J. Bostock HILL (Malaya); W.H. WOODFULL (Aust.); Dr P.H. HENNESSY (Malaya); C.G. McCARTNEY (Capt., Aust.); Hon H.W. THOMSON (Actg. Chf. Secretary); Hon. J. LORNIE (Actg. Brit. Resident); N.J.A. FOSTER (Capt., Malaya); W.A. OLDFIELD (Aust.); C.H. CONGDON (Malaya); S.C. EVERETT; T.J....
Dates: 1927
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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F.M.S. [i.e. Malaysia] - Penang [i.e. George Town] Harbour Entrance, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/159
Scope and Contents

A view from the sea looking towards the harbour channel. F.M.S. is an abbreviation for Federated Malay States.

Dates: 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Fog coming up the Valley, Darjeeling, 1874 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022J/8
Scope and Contents

210 x 130 mm. No. 3178.

Dates: 1874 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Foliage near Burliar, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022H/15
Scope and Contents

233 279 mm. Woodland scene with a road, small wooden bridge, waterfall and vegetation. Photograph by A.T.W. Penn no. 233.

Dates: 1870 - 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Font of the Romo-Syrian Church at Kadulhuruthy, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/2/3/11
Scope and Contents

152 x 110 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1952
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Font of Yezd [Yazd] Church, 1906 - 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS 33/37
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

82 x 82 mm. glass slides with brief, undated captions.

Dates: 1906 - 1938
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Foochow, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377A/45
Scope and Contents

195 x 240 mm. View from a hillside looking down onto the River Min which is crowded with small boats at their moorings.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Foochow [c 1900], 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377C/48
Scope and Contents

202 x 141 mm. View looking along the Long Bridge (also known as the Bridge of the Ten Thousand Ages) across the River Min at Foochow.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Foochow [c 1900], 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377C/49
Scope and Contents

202 x 141 mm. Duplicate of Y3077C/48.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Foochow [Fuzhou] Cathedral, Southeast China, general synod, 1900 - 1920

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS 32/42
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

82 x 82 mm. glass slides with brief, largely undated captions.

Dates: 1900 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Foochow Road, Shanghai [1890s], 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377C/20
Scope and Contents

278 x 211 mm. View looking along the Foochow Road, with Chinese commercial premises on either side of the street. The road runs from east to west through the Central District.

Dates: 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Foochow Road, Shanghai [1890s], 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377C/21
Scope and Contents

273 x 209 mm. View looking towards a large three storey verandahed building in timber in the Foochow Road. The building appears to house a number of commercial premises.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Food stall on Market Day, Wei hai wei, 1908-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 17/4049
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format).

Dates: 1908-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Food stall scene, 1908-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 17/4052
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). Market day, Wei hai wei.

Dates: 1908-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Foot of Chinese lady, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377A/30
Scope and Contents

197 x 262 mm. Close-up view of the foot of a Chinese woman, shrunken and misshapen through binding.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Football match on the Padang, Kuala Lumpur, circa 1903], 1903

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/37
Scope and Contents

366 x 271 mm. A view looking down on the Padang from the roof of the Selangor Club with a football match in progress, spectators lining the pitch and a band playing at the left. Part of the Government Offices can be seen in the background.

Dates: 1903
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Football, Salon, drums vs. 12 Platoon, A Company, won 3-1, 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302M/114
Scope and Contents

78 x 53 mm.

Dates: 1931
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Football team, Malaya, ? 1920s], 1920 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 6/84
Scope and Contents

198 x 137 mm. Group photograph of an unidentified Malayan football team gathered on a verandah.

Dates: 1920 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Football team, Malaya, ? 1920s], 1920 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 6/85
Scope and Contents

202 x 152 mm (mounted on card). Group photograph of an unidentified Malayan football team (with European captain) gathered in front of a small open sided pavilion.

Dates: 1920 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Footprints in the sand on Mantanani Island, 1909-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 18/4292
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. [Showing footprints with the sea beyond].

Dates: 1909-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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For colour of Native Chinese Guard shown in the photographs, 1908-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 10/5/4029
Scope and Contents

350 x 250 mm.

Dates: 1908-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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'For entertainment only', 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/4/18
Scope and Contents

A description of amateur and professional music, opera, theatre, circuses and film which flourished in Malaya during the 1920s and 1930s (8 sheets). The file includes a photo featuring a figure who may be Dixon.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel 8227C.
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Ford on Soengal [? Sarangan] River, Belawan Deli, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 10/13
Scope and Contents

352 x 267 mm. A view looking across the river towards bungalows situated in a clearing on the far side. Two white uniformed Europeans are seated in a pony trap at the ford, while other figures watch the photographer from the bank. Balawen Deli lies at the mouth of the Deli River 15 miles north of Medan near Labuan Deli. The Soengal River has not been traced and is either possibly another name for the Deli, a tributary of that river, or a mis-spelling of the Sarangan River.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Foreign Office, Calcutta, 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022BB/3
Scope and Contents

202x144mm. Similar view to Y3022BB/2, but taken from a closer position, (Massey p.71).

Dates: 1918
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).